Links
County of Hawai’i. This website contains the most direct information concerning the eruption. Among other data, it contains “eruption updates,” “civil defense messages,” “active emergency proclamations,” and “lava flow related information.” http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). https://www.fema.gov/.
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Insurance (DCCA). “The Insurance Division is responsible for overseeing the insurance industry in the State of Hawaii, which includes insurance companies, insurance agents, self-insurers and captives.” http://cca.hawaii.gov/ins/. This site enables the search of insurance licenses by name, license number, location, or National Producer Number.
=http://insurance.ehawaii.gov/hils/. It also contains a dedicated page informing consumers about lava flow insurance. http://cca.hawaii.gov/ins/lava-flow-insurance-information/.
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). It is “the U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support organization created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. Through the NAIC, state insurance regulators establish standards and best practices, conduct peer review, and coordinate their regulatory oversight.” https://naic.org/index_about.htm. Gordon I. Ito, Commissioner of the Hawaii Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs Insurance Division, serves as the current NAIC Secretary-Treasurer. https://naic.org/member_bios/hawaii.htm.
United States Geological Survey (USGS). This website contains very comprehensive data on Kilauae including “geology and history,” “monitoring” for the past five (5) years, chronological “multimedia” (webcams, maps, and videos), and an amazingly detailed bibliography of reliable sources under “publications” (books, databases, eruption summaries, fact sheets, geologic maps, hazards assessments and reports, journal articles, general USGS publications). Lastly, it offers daily updates. https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/status.html.
Lansing State Journal: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2018/05/16/charlotte-native-msu-grad-loses-home-hawaii-volcano/611151002/
Eureka, Humboldt County CA Times-Standard: http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20180515/many-hands-gallery-founders-lose-hawaii-home-to-lava